Update on Detained Child With Cerebral Palsy

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We’re Suing the Government for Its Detention and Abuse of Rosa Maria, a 10-Year-Old Child With Cerebral Palsy

By Amrit Cheng, ACLU

October 31, 2017

At this very moment, the Office of Refugee Resettlement is detaining Rosa Maria Hernandez, a 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who recently underwent gallbladder surgery, and is refusing to release her into the care of her family, despite her doctor’s advice. How exactly did this child become the Trump administration’s target for deportation? It’s an egregious case of government overreach, and now the subject of an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit.[...]

Read the full article:

https://www.aclu.org/blog/immigrants-rights/ice-and-border-patrol-abuses/were-suing-government-its-detention-and-abuse

Here are just a few of the suggested actions currently online:

Call the Office of Refugee Resettlement:

https://www.aclu.org/issues/release-rosa-maria-hernandez

MoveOn.org petition: Let 10-year-old Rosa Maria go!

https://petitions.moveon.org/sign/president-trump-let-10

Dream Activist Petition: Tell ICE to Close Rosa Maria's Deportation Case!

http://dreamactivist.org/national/rosamaria/